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Data are useful only when they can be safely stored, easily retrieved, and meaningfully shared. This is the case with geographical information system (GIS) data, but at ADB, too often eld information is stored in paper form, and analyzing photos, maps, and socioeconomic data is di cult when they are not digitally sorted. Without a central repository of GIS datasets, sharing them is not an option for those who may need them. An estimated $10 million–$30 million worth of GIS data is commissioned annually in ADB, and they need to be stored for easy retrieval.
The Spatial Data Analysis Explorer (SPADE) is an interactive geospatial web-based cloud platform, which can be used by sta and consultants for project identi cation, preparation, due diligence, engineering design, and monitoring. SPADE helps dig up the data where and when they are needed. Users can then overlay the data on top of one another, allowing them to simultaneously analyze what used to be discrete pieces
of information. The current database includes the datasets of 21 ADB project cities and serves as a central repository of geospatial datasets generated by ADB projects.
Find out more:
Using Spatial Cloud Computing to Build Livable Cities
“The SPADE mobile app gives ADB sta and consultants a paperless approach for capturing eld data digitally and in real time. It automatically generates a report and is exible and customizable to the requirements of the project. The beauty
of spatial data collected in a digital format is that it can then be analyzed and integrated on di erent digital platforms for decision making.”
Virinder Sharma
Senior Urban Development Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
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